Font Pairing Tips

I am a font hoarder. It’s a good thing fonts don’t become clutter in my house, because I might end up on some reality show.

The more experience I get with graphic design, the more important using the right fonts and pairing them well has become to me. Finding fonts that work well together provides a finished product that looks cohesive and polished rather than amateur.

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Pick a mood. And then stick to it! Grungy, crisp, handwritten…whatever it is, make sure it works for both fonts.

Family sticks together. Even font families. One of my favorite new fonts came as a whole family…complete with a brush script, a regular script and several prints. They work together seamlessly and can be mixed and matched so easily.

Serif & non-serif are perfect pairs. Mixing two prints? Try this one out! You don’t have to worry about it being tacky like mixing leopard and tiger!

Rules are made to be broken. Sometimes…once in a while… a girl just needs to break the rules.

I could explain the idea of font pairing until I’m blue in the face, but the truth is, visual aids work much better in this case.

About Maria Davis

Maria is a mom of two teens, a coffee lover by day, tea lover by night, book nerd, crazy cat lady, a web designer, musician and a self-proclaimed geek bent on a life of embracing grace and sharing stories.

Thanks for the great advice! I am in the process of finding fonts for my blog, and I am so overwhelmed!! There are so many amazing fonts out there. I don’t know if I will ever be able to pick only a few.

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I’m Maria, mom of two teens, coffee lover by day, tea lover by night, book nerd, crazy cat lady, musician, graphic & web designer, and a self-proclaimed geek bent on a life of embracing grace and sharing stories.